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Slanted Process: US Trademark Office Says Anyone (Except Asians) Can Trademark “The Slants”

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Guest Writer

By Simon Tam A few years ago, I filed a trademark application for my band, The Slants. The US Trademark Office rejected it, claiming it was disparaging towards Asians. I was baffled: I’m Asian. At first, we fought it by … Continue reading →

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Fist of rock up with Maximum the Hormone

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Ben

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Zetsubou Billyby sexy_yoda I must say, this band was totally off my radar until Death Note. After hearing them do the opening and closing songs for the second season, it basically deemed it worthy enough to … Continue reading →

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